The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-08
THE MONEY ALL USED UP.
WORK IN THE HARBOR STOPPED
FOR LACK OF FUNDS.

ADepth of Over Twenty Feet Obtained
From the City to the Sea. The Sur
vey for the Enlarged Improvement
About Complete-WhatW Was Accom-
plished During the Year
The appropriation for the improve
ment of the Savannah river and harbor has
been exhausted, and work was suspended
last week. Lieut.. Carter, who is in charge
OF the work here anG at Brunswick, Fer
nandina and on the Altamaha river is en-
gagged upon his annual report to Gen. Gil
more, chief of engineers.
This years work in the harbor was begun
Nov rs, and ended July 8. During that
time 40,9S0 square yards of log and brush
mattresses, 1851 cubic yards of brush fas-
cines, and II, $40 cubic yards of riprap stone
were used Two new wing dams were built
at the Long Island crossing, the Fig
Island training wall was extended
$50 feet and brought up throughout
its entire length to the mean high water
mark, in fact all the CLOSING dams were
brought up to high water. The repairs
begun on one or two wing dams,
were completed.
NONDillON VT lhD NV EIes
The river is now i'll a better condition,
Lieut.. Carter SAYS, than it has
ever been. The least mean high water
depth between the city and the sea is 20 feet
and q fraction The shoalest point is at
the Lower Flats Vessels drawing from 10
20 20 feet will have no difficulty in passing in
or out During the year l2l ,093 cubic yards of
mud were removed by dredging between
the Ocean Steamship Companys wharves
and the sea.
The survey for 2S feet of water, which
was ordered by Congress, and which was
begun in April is about complete and would
have been finished before now but for the
bad weather which has delayed the work on
the bar As soon as it is finished which
will require but day or two longer
in fair weather, the project for the
twenty-eight feet of water will be
prepared, the idea being to get
the project completed rs soon as possible in
order that Congress may make its next APP
preparation upon the basis of the enlarged
Improvement, instead of upon the present
project.
WORK AT A STANDSTILL.
At present all work on the harbor is at a
standstill, and nothing further can be done
until Congress makes another appropriation
and it becomes available, which will proba
bly, be year from now at the inside.
The work at Brunswick has been COM
pleted. The So 800 appropriated for the
Improvement of the harbor there has
been expended in dredging and i'll raising
the ietty opposite the city, In completing
this work 9,674 square yards of mattresses
and /, 447 cubic yards of stone were used.
At Fernandina the south jetty was ex-
tended 1912 feet seward, reaching a point
10,06l feet from the shore.
No work was done on the Altamaha dur
ing the year The snag boat Toccoa was
sent there but owing to high water in the
river was unable to do any work.
Work on the Doboy bar, for which there
is an appropriation Of $4,000, will be com
menced in about ten days. In the work
there Lieut. Carter proposes to introduce
new method OF dredging exca-
waiting. The tug Republic is being fitted
with the necessary machinery and will be
put to work there next week